Barron's Buzz: Ballmer Exit Bullish for Microsoft

8/23/2013 4:25PM

Microsoft's next leader could return more cash to stockholders and make better use of R&D spending. Plus, is Puerto Rico the next Detroit? Senior editor Jack Hough joins the News Hub with a preview of this week's Barron's Magazine. Photo: AP.

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... the thought of as book with a sneak peek at the latest issue of Barron's Magazine ... joining me now is Barron's senior editor Jack now ... the bigger ... very interesting week right into the markets what he is focusing on ... what we have we ever heard of storing your course on Steve Palmer and his departure of and what that could mean for Microsoft's stock ... aam we looked a couple a strategic things here Micra soft seems to have a lot more ability to return cash to stockholders ... on its commitment under spending which has potential to come to repurchasing shares ... aam and some strategic things that I can do with its business ... aam admits office franchise making them available on tablets for example making better use with research spending ... my Pursell spends two one a half times as much money is Apple ... on research and development given opportunity to either bring the cost down here and and and and have more to maximize for get better use that money so that the appeal of the stock is twelve times earnings the company has about a ... quarter of its market value sitting there in cash ... so plenty of potential here we gotta look it's only options are on ... the cover story though he is ... Puerto Rico ... to try to domestic chores that nasty thing to say that I can say ... instead of ... yelp or Ricoh if you were treated to a lot of as the asthe statement and then look of the amount of debt that has only New York and California rank higher in terms of the amount of debt ... if you then compare that debt with the size of the local economy estimates that its off the chart is what this copy coasts compared to its economic resources ... that's a problem ... E-mail of Puerto Rico bonds if you're a New Yorker ... you can get a tax break on municipal bonds many state and federal taxes ... yet when New York Times you might get that state tax break ... but in any state you can buy Puerto Rico bonds and get your local ... state tax break is a special deal ... but seized on by the end of ... the what that means that you won a municipal bond mutual fund that invests in your state bonds ... there's a good chance they also want some Puerto Rico bonds to ... some people would think a this is happening down and the Caribbean it doesn't affect me forget about the Ira municipal bond investor in you and wants the mutual fund and one the country chances are you could have some exposure here ... the battle of the funds have a big portion of their assets in the last sleeve turning college costs college costs um you know that the president has been speaking on this one and one ways to control the rising college costs Marco Mr. McTague tics like this that and ... some innovations your online we all know that there are a lot of courses out there online debate he remains ... credentials getting that degree ... and there some some new things out there with companies are creating portals online courses where they then will share you were scorers with potential employers in the last students who do well on forces ... with the employers who are looking for white students in particular areas ... the kind of bypasses the college degree mechanism ... and would just from walking down the road here are potential innovation that could drive down the cost of college in the future for ... calls that cost is so high you have to look and get wind of Corrections ... finding the potential of the market could be finding some answers on its own Here ... are a good stuff check out thank you Grandma thank you ... read more on this same bad the news isn't hopefully coming into your mailbox and online ...